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Husband: William Oliver CONNELL (1)
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Born: 10 Dec 1816 - Fayetteville,
Lincoln Co, Tennessee (2)
Died: 17 May 1882 - Brownwood,
Brown Co, Texas
Buried: 1882 - Connell Cemetery, Brown Co,
Texas
Father: Sampson CONNELL (1793-1845)
Mother: Millie COOK (1796-1834)
Married: 31 Jul 1843
Place: Washington Co, Texas (3)
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Wife: Loumisa WILLS
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Born: 25 Nov 1822 - Independence,
Jackson Co, Missouri (2, 4)
Died: 29 Apr 1899 - Brownwood,
Brown Co, Texas
Buried: 1899 - Connell Cemetery, Brown Co,
Texas
Father: James Buchanan WILLS (1798-Bet 1873)
(5)
Mother: Anna W SHACKLEFORD (1800-Bet 1860)
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Children
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1 M David Cook CONNELL (1)
Born: 25 May 1845 - Texas (2)
Died: 20 Apr 1883 - Brown Co,
Texas
Spouse: Naoma Faytime LEE (1849-1924) (1,
6)
Marr. Date: 25 Dec 1868 - Brown Co, Texas (1)
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2 M James Gibbs CONNELL (1)
Born: 3 Nov 1847 - Texas (1, 2)
Died: Deceased
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3 M William Archibald CONNELL (1)
Born: 17 Feb 1850 - Texas (2)
Died: 1866 - Brown Co, Texas
Buried: 1866 - Connell Cemetery, Brown Co,
Texas
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4 M Sampson Oliver CONNELL
Born: 2 Feb 1852 - Texas (2)
Died: 18 Apr 1888 - Brown Co,
Texas
Buried: Apr 1888 - Connell Cemetery, Brown
Co, Texas
Spouse: Maybelle HARRIS (Abt 1862-
)
Marr. Date: Abt 1875
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5 M George Tinsley CONNELL (1)
Born: 15 Dec 1853 - Bell Co, Texas
(2)
Died: 24 Sep 1915
Spouse: Francis ??? (Abt 1856-
)
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6 M Giles H CONNELL (1)
Born: 25 May 1856 - Bell Co, Texas
(1, 2)
Died: Deceased
Spouse: A J ??? (Abt 1857-
)
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7 M Wilson Edward CONNELL (1)
Born: 12 Apr 1858 - Texas (1,
2)
Died: 5 May 1936 - Ft Worth, Tarrant
Co, Texas (1)
Buried: May 1936 - Greenwood Cemetery, Tarrant
Co, Texas (1)
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8 F Milly Elizabeth CONNELL (1)
Born: 25 May 1864 (1)
Died: Bef 1870
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9 F Mary J CONNELL
Born: Abt 1862 - Texas
Died: Deceased
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10 F Eliza Missouri CONNELL (1)
Born: 25 May 1864 - Texas (1)
Died: 5 Dec 1941 - Brown Co, Texas
Spouse: Unknown HAWKINS (Abt 1860-
)
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11 M Sidney Johnson CONNELL (1)
Born: 1869 - Texas (7)
Died: Deceased
Spouse: Oveta MILLICAN (Abt 1870-
)
Marr. Date: 17 Mar 1886 - Brown Co, Texas (8)
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Husband's General Notes
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1860 Bell Co, TX Census p. 321 350-351
Connel Wm. 42 M farmer
4,400 4,575 Tennessee
Connel Loumisa 37 F
Missouri
Connel D. 15 M
Texas
Connel Jas. 14 M
Texas
Connel Wm. 10 M
Texas
Connel Sampson 8 M
Texas
Connel G. 7 M
Texas
Connel Giles 4 M
Texas
Connel Wilson 2 M
Texas
1870 Brown Co, TX Census, p.119, 7/24/1870, 36/36
CONNEL, William 52 M W Raising cattle
1200 2000 Tenn
Eliza
49 F W Keeping house
Mo
George
16 M W At school
Texas
Gyles
14 M W At school
Texas
Wilson
12 M W At school
Texas
Mary J
8 F W At school
Texas
Missouri
6 F W At school
Texas
Sidney
1 M W At home
Texas
Clack, Missouri 17 F W At home
Texas
(Clark?)
Washington, W 31 M B Work
on farm
Canada
Connell Cemetery
Year Marker Erected:
1997
Marker Location:
3 mi. SE of Brownwood on FM 2525, right on CR just
before FM 2126
Marker Text:
William Connell came to Texas with his family in 1834.
He later served in the Republic of Texas Army, the Texas Rangers, and
the Confederate Army. Connell Cemetery, believed to be one of the
oldest in Brown County, was probably in use before 1861. When William
and Loumisa Wills Connell buried their son William Archibald in 1866,
they erected what is believed to have been the first headstone on
this site. The last was that of Edward Bruce McCallum, dated 1949.
Sixteen families are noted; over twenty graves remain unmarked.
Connell Cemetery was deeded to Brown County in 1893. (1997)
As a teenager in 1836, he and his father Sampson Connell, a
wagonmaster for the Texian Volunteer Army delivered the last load of
supplies before the siege and fall of the Alamo. William fought
in
the Waco Indian Wars. He later served in the CSA. He was
the County
Treasurer of Brown County prior to the fall of the Confederacy.
Governor Davis appointed William Connell as the Treasurer of Brown
County after the Civil War. He served in this capacity until
he
became a County Commissioner after many years of service. [Robert
Connell]
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Source Citations
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1. Connell, Robert.
2. 1860 Bell Co, TX Census, 321.
3. Washington Co, Texas Marriage Book, book 1 page 8.
4. E A Limmer, Jr., Story of Bell County, Texas Vol 1, (Eakin Press,
Austin, Texas), 1006.
5. 1860 Bell Co, TX Census, 324.
6. 1870 Brown Co, Texas Census.
7. Ibid, 119.
8. Brown Co, Texas Marriage Book, A/244.
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My Notes
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If there is no SOURCE, I have no PROOF.
There is a great deal of information on this important family.